US determined to destroy al-Qaida

WASHINGTON (AP) - White House counterterrorism adviser JohnBrennan says U.S officials hope to build on the killing of Osamabin Laden to destroy the al-Qaida terrorist organization. Brennan tells NBC's "Today" show the Obama administration isdetermined "to pummel the rest of al-Qaida." He said theorganization already has suffered "severe body blows." He also said in Tuesday's interview that "clearly there wassome kind of support network" for bin Laden inside Pakistan.Brennan declined to blame the Pakistani government for that,calling Islamabad "a strong counterterrorism partner." But healso said the Pakistani government is conducting its owninvestigation into how bin Laden dodged authorities for so long.Brennan said it is "unknown at this point" whether individualsinside the Pakistani government were helping bin Laden.

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